Josh Rhoten, Research Communications Specialist
What is your motto?
“Use the hours. Don't count them.”
What do you do for fun?
I spend a lot of time hiking with my family and running the trails near our home in Loveland, Colorado. When I am not enjoying the Colorado sun and wilderness, I love to read non-fiction books and watch movies.
What is your hidden talent?
I am in a competitive pinball league that meets weekly near our house. At one point, I was ranked the ninth best player in the city and the most improved player, though the gap between myself and the top five in the league was quite large!
My life would be meaningless without …
In the book "Man's Search for Meaning," Viktor Frankl concludes that the meaning of life is found in every moment of living. Life never ceases to have meaning, even in suffering and death. I tend to agree.
If you were stranded on a deserted island, which coworker would you want to organize your rescue party, and why?
Emily Adams is a ruthlessly efficient planner and is not easily distracted – two attributes that I would value highly when it comes to coordinating a rescue operation on a remote atoll.
Favorite work project so far?
Going into the field with project TORUS – a study of severe weather with drones by our students, faculty and staff – was a lot of fun. Especially because we had the time and resources to really do it justice as a communications team.